"shuftiscope" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: shuftiscopes [plural]
Etymology: shufti + -scope Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|shufti|scope}} shufti + -scope Head templates: {{en-noun}} shuftiscope (plural shuftiscopes)
  1. (UK, military, slang, dated) An invasive medical instrument used to test a patient for dysentery. Tags: UK, dated, slang Categories (topical): Military

Inflected forms

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